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Pope solidarity with Chilean victims

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Pope Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with the victims of Chile’s massive earthquake. Benedict XVI also denounced the wave of violence against Christians in Iraq, particularly in the city of Mosul.


Pope Benedict XVI sends best wishes for Lunar New Year

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Pope Benedict this week sent his greetings to those who celebrated the Lunar New Year.


Benedict XVI calls for justice in his Lenten message

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In his Lenten message, Pope Benedict blames indifference for the death of hundreds of millions who die of hunger, thirst or due to a lack of medicine.


Playing ’spin the pope’ in China

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All over the world, children play some version of the game “spin the bottle.” In the Catholic church, there’s an analogous indoor sport we might call “spin the pope.” (John Allen Jr, National Catholic Reporter)


Benedict’s message on digital media and communications

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Pope Benedict wants Catholics to stay ahead of the times and learn how to spread their message efficiently and effectively though digital media.


The Church’s most spectacular papal tomb restored

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This one-of-a-kind bronze tomb for a pope made in 1484 for Pope Sixtus IV.


Benedict XVI expresses compassion for holocaust victims

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In this video from May last year, Pope Benedict XVI reiterates the “profound compassion” the Church feels for victims of the Holocaust during World War II.


Human ecology for natural ecology and peace

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If we respect human ecology, natural ecology will also benefit, since the book of nature is one and indivisible. In this way, we will be able to build peace, says Pope Benedict.


Pope meets and forgives assaulter

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Pope Benedict XVI has met privately with Susanna Maiolo, the young Italian-Swiss woman who jumped over a barrier and pushed him over on Christmas Eve.


Christmas greetings to Benedict via Pope2You

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Pope2You, launched by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications in May, is now inviting websurfers to send online Christmas greetings to Pope Benedict.


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